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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400 is 320 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400
- Performs up to 1% better in Fortnite than Core i9-10900 - 233 vs 230 FPS
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - €113.84 vs €570.0
- Up to 80% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i9-10900 - €0.49 vs €2.48 per FPS
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i9-10900 (Basistakt: 2,80GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box BX8070110900
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Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
233
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.49/FPS
100%
Price, €
€113.84
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-11400 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 2.6GHz Tuboboost: 4.4GHz, 6 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900 | vs | Intel Core i5-11400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900 or Core i5-11400
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
57 FPS
€20.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-11400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,185.86
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68 FPS
€20.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,399
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29 FPS
€30.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1630
Core i9-10900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€889
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111 FPS
€11.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-11400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,289
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